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‘1/1 Volume III Koweit Saudi Relations’ [197r] (398/474)
The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 30 Mar 1935-4 Jul 1935. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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(b) I omitted to mention above, that during the
debate of the morning, I enquired trm the Senior
Saudi delegate as to whether from reports and
statistics at his disposal, he thought much
smuggling went across the frontier into Saudi Arabia
from Kuwait today . The answer was "Very little
indeed 5 , perhaps one smuggler is caught per month".
I next suggested that this desirable state of affairs
was no doubt due to the splendid control maintained
on the frontier by the King’s preventive guards and
their Ganmander A1 Bagaawi - "That was so" - came
the reply. I then suggested, (emphasizing that I
put the question purely out of a desire to help in
removing obstacles to an agreement) that as Saudi
frontier control was so good today and as to
existing frontier guards would certainly remain
on even if the "Customs Poets and Manifest System"
were introduced, ’whether he and his brother
delegates could not see their way to waive the
"guarantee clause", seeing that it was for all
practical purposes quite necessary.
The Senior delegate said he saw my point, but could
not budge from the standpoint already taken up by
him - (In an private aside to me he said he could
not go against the King’s orders In this matter,
for th.y were very explicit).
. From the above, two things appear quite clear
i -'] le delegates are acting under the King’s direct
l) Sdarf^t have no power to do anything on their
rtwn T**ssensibility•
itv Philbv’s statement made to me when lie
kr. FnllDy 3 nu*«liBg into Nejd was still
beTe wafnot^d®tt^ by the Saudi delegatee
r, r ?h^kt Conference am so cannot be relied
t0 th u ‘^fovar it should not be forgotten that
£ S enior ^
Saudi • p >,4ihv*a recent visit to Kuwait).
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Correspondence and other papers concerning relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and efforts to negotiate the lifting of a trade blockade, imposed upon Kuwait at the orders of the King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd). The volume is a direct chronological continuation of ‘1/1 Volume II Koweit Saudi relations’ (IOR/R/15/5/110), and includes:
- Correspondence concerning the arrangements and negotiations for a conference between Kuwaiti and Saudi delegates, which was held in Kuwait in June 1935.
- Harry St John Bridger Philby’s plans to visit Kuwait around the time of the Kuwait conference, and presumptions amongst British officials as to the purpose of Philby’s visit.
- Copies of correspondence (in Arabic, with English translations) exchanged between the three Kuwaiti and three Saudi conference delegates.
- Notes on the discussions that took place between Kuwaiti and Saudi delegates at the conference, prepared by the Kuwait Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. (ff 137-146, ff 188-204).
- In May 1935, reports of an armed party of Saudis entering Kuwait territory, and a subsequent protest about the territorial infringement made by British officials.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: the Kuwait Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson); the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard William Craven Fowle); the British Government’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Andrew Ryan).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 6-233; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- ‘1/1 Volume III Koweit Saudi Relations’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, back-i, 2r:16v, 18r:27v, 29r:55v, 57r:64v, 66r:73v, 75r:78v, 80r:126v, 128r:135v, 137r:153v, 157r:173v, 177r:183v, 187r:199v, 205r:217v, 219r:219v, 221r:223v, 227r:234v, back-i
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